Donna R. Johnson
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Donna R. Johnson is a former legislator and legislative aide in the U.S. state
of Colorado
. A long-time legislative assistant to Sen. Dan Grossman, Johnson was appointed to the Colorado State Senate by Gov. Bill Owens in 2006 to serve for the final weeks of Grossman's term following his early resignation.
schools, and was president of the Jefferson County Education Association - Retired. Johnson served as a legislative assistant to Sen. Dan Grossman for seven years.
Grossman, who was term-limited following the November 2006 legislative elections, resigned from the legislature on December 1, before the expiration of his term, because of new ethics laws which would prevent him from lobbying the legislature for a period of two years.
Under Colorado state law, a Democratic Party vacancy committee was authorized to appoint a replacement to fill the seat for the remainder of Grossman's term. The vacancy committee did not achieve a quorum, however, leaving the seat to be filled by outgoing Republican Governor Bill Owens.
On December 15, 2006, Owens appointed Johnson to the vacant seat; the interim appointment was supported by Chris Romer
, who had been elected to the seat in November 2006 election. She was sworn in at the Colorado State Senate chambers on December 28, 2006 at 9 a.m. by Colorado Supreme Court
justice Gregory Hobbs. Her term as a state senator expired when the following session of the General Assembly opened on January 10, 2007, and Romer was sworn in to the Senate seat.
Johnson represented Senate District 32, which encompasses southern Denver
. The legislature took no official actions during her brief tenure in the State Senate; Johnson would have been eligible to vote as a Senator had a special session been called during her term.
U.S. state
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of Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
. A long-time legislative assistant to Sen. Dan Grossman, Johnson was appointed to the Colorado State Senate by Gov. Bill Owens in 2006 to serve for the final weeks of Grossman's term following his early resignation.
Legislative appointment
Johnson retired from a career in Jefferson CountyJefferson County, Colorado
Jefferson County , whose slogan is the "Gateway to the Rocky Mountains", is the fourth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. Located along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, Jefferson County is adjacent to the west side of the state capital, Denver....
schools, and was president of the Jefferson County Education Association - Retired. Johnson served as a legislative assistant to Sen. Dan Grossman for seven years.
Grossman, who was term-limited following the November 2006 legislative elections, resigned from the legislature on December 1, before the expiration of his term, because of new ethics laws which would prevent him from lobbying the legislature for a period of two years.
Under Colorado state law, a Democratic Party vacancy committee was authorized to appoint a replacement to fill the seat for the remainder of Grossman's term. The vacancy committee did not achieve a quorum, however, leaving the seat to be filled by outgoing Republican Governor Bill Owens.
On December 15, 2006, Owens appointed Johnson to the vacant seat; the interim appointment was supported by Chris Romer
Chris Romer
Chris Romer is a politician in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado State Senate as a Democrat in 2006, Romer represented Senate District 32, which encompasses south Denver....
, who had been elected to the seat in November 2006 election. She was sworn in at the Colorado State Senate chambers on December 28, 2006 at 9 a.m. by Colorado Supreme Court
Colorado Supreme Court
The Colorado Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in Denver, the Court consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices.-Appellate jurisdiction:...
justice Gregory Hobbs. Her term as a state senator expired when the following session of the General Assembly opened on January 10, 2007, and Romer was sworn in to the Senate seat.
Johnson represented Senate District 32, which encompasses southern Denver
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
. The legislature took no official actions during her brief tenure in the State Senate; Johnson would have been eligible to vote as a Senator had a special session been called during her term.
External links
- Photo of Donna Johnson at archived copy of Sen. Grossman's website